In forging magical treasures, Xuan Kong’er was highly experienced and in no way inferior to Shui Miao.
However, Shui Miao had his own unique traits.
After acquiring most of Shui Miao’s memories, Xuan Kong’er’s forging techniques had further improved.
Therefore, forging a treasure with extraordinary speed was no longer a difficult task for him.
“Xiu xiu xiu…”
Across the vast starry sky, Shui Miao, attempting to evade Xuan Kong’er’s pursuit, flew toward the blazing sun.
Xuan Kong’er was from the Demon Realm—he should naturally fear sunlight.
Moreover, the sun was the origin of Yang elemental energy. Although it was scorching, the area closest to the sun should contain the source of primal energy.
Shui Miao flew swiftly, his speed incredible.
However, the temperature was clearly rising, becoming increasingly unbearable.
After flying nonstop for over an hour, Shui Miao began to feel exhausted. The closer he got to the sun, the more unbearable the heat became. He couldn’t help but look around, hoping to find a place to rest and plan his next move. Additionally, the rapid flight had consumed a massive amount of spirit stones, so he couldn’t keep this up much longer. He had to find a way to eliminate Xuan Kong’er.
“Cursed! What exactly is that damned Shui Miao trying to do? Is he attempting suicide?”
“Flying straight into the sun? Has he lost his mind?”
Xuan Kong’er had forged an exceptional supreme artifact for flight, its speed nearly matching Shui Miao’s. Following the trail of aura left by Shui Miao, he soon began to struggle—the temperature was just too high. The scorching sunlight had completely drained the Yin elemental energy within his body.
Moreover, his Yin-type magical treasures were nearly rendered useless.
His power was severely diminished—this was definitely not a good sign.
“Xiu…”
After glancing around for a while, Shui Miao found no place to hide. Forced to circle the sun, he absorbed intense Yang elemental energy to regulate his spiritual power.
The Yang energy here was extremely dense.
Shui Miao’s Yin elemental energy and soul-devouring power were nearly depleted, but he still had other elemental energies, including the Purple Fortune energy.
In the art of forging magical artifacts, Xuankong’er is highly experienced, no less skilled than Shuimiao.
However, Shuimiao has his own unique traits.
After acquiring most of Shuimiao’s memories, Xuankong’er’s forging skills have improved even further.
Thus, forging a magical artifact with extremely fast flight speed is not a difficult task for him.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
In the vast expanse of the starry sky, Shuimiao, in an attempt to evade Xuankong’er’s pursuit, flew towards the scorching sun.
Xuankong’er, being from the demon realm, should be afraid of sunlight.
Moreover, the sun is the source of yang energy in the solar system. Although it is extremely hot, the closest proximity to the sun should contain the source of this energy.
Shuimiao flew at an astonishing speed.
However, the temperature also rose significantly, becoming increasingly unbearable.
After flying for over an hour, Shuimiao began to feel exhausted. As he got closer to the sun, the temperature became more intolerable. He looked around, searching for a place to rest and contemplate his next move. Additionally, the rapid flight had consumed a large amount of crystal stones. He couldn’t continue like this; he needed to find a way to eliminate Xuankong’er.
“Damn it, what is this wretched Shuimiao trying to do? Is he trying to commit suicide?”
“Flying into the sun, has he lost his mind?”
Xuankong’er had forged a top-tier saint artifact for flight, with a speed comparable to Shuimiao’s. After following Shuimiao’s trail for a while, he began to struggle. The temperature was too high, and the intense sunlight had depleted his yin energy.
Moreover, his yin-based magical artifacts were almost unusable.
Losing a significant amount of strength was not a good thing.
“Whoosh…”
After looking around for a while, Shuimiao found no place to hide. Reluctantly, he continued to fly around the sun, absorbing the intense yang energy to replenish his strength.
The yang energy here was extremely potent.
Shuimiao’s yin energy and spirit-devouring power were nearly depleted, but he still had other types of energy, including the purple aura of fortune.
To cope with the heat, Shuimiao initially thought of taking out a treasure that could automatically convert corresponding energy.
However, once the treasure was exposed to the high concentration of yang energy, its internal formations were quickly destroyed.
Left with no choice, Shuimiao had to try various energies.
“Haha… Shuimiao, I’ve found you!”
The relentless Xuankong’er suddenly spotted Shuimiao and excitedly shouted.
Immediately, he activated his acquired saint artifact to deal with Shuimiao.
However, Shuimiao’s body suddenly transformed into a beam of white light, completely merging with the blinding sunlight.
In a desperate move, Shuimiao enveloped his body with energy and swiftly flew towards the sun.
He was determined to see who could endure longer.
Xuankong’er, I have the realm planet to replenish my energy. I don’t believe you have one too.
Shuimiao flew while continuously circulating his energy, determined to fight Xuankong’er to the end at all costs.
“Bang!”
The artifact Xuankong’er used to track Shuimiao suddenly shattered, its internal formations completely melted.
The temperature had almost reached that of a forging furnace.
“Shuimiao, I, Xuankong’er, will not lose to you. No matter what, I still have my acquired saint artifact. What do you have?”
“Fighting me? I’ll fight you to the death!”
Xuankong’er was filled with resentment, unwilling to accept that he couldn’t defeat a mortal being he had created himself.
“Damn it…”
Shuimiao sensed that Xuankong’er was protected by his acquired saint artifact and was relentlessly pursuing him. In his desperation, he suddenly remembered that his body had once been dissolved by the source power of the natural path. Would he not die then? If he truly wouldn’t die, even if he were burned into energy by the sun, wouldn’t he just reform?
But would the realm world also be affected?
Shuimiao’s thoughts turned to the possibility of self-destruction.
This was undoubtedly very dangerous, as everything before might have been an illusion within the phantom mirror. If he couldn’t be reborn, he would be completely and utterly dead.
“Shuimiao, where do you think you’re running?”
“Haha, surrender! Kneel before me and kowtow, and maybe I’ll spare you once.”
Xuankong’er fully activated his acquired saint artifact for protection, his endurance far surpassing Shuimiao’s.
He was getting closer and closer to Shuimiao, one hundred meters…
Fifty meters…
Thirty meters…
Fifteen meters…
Ten meters…
“Want to kill me? Maybe in your next life!”
Shuimiao suddenly circulated his energy, teleporting Emperor Wenchang and the others into the realm planet. He then took out all the miscellaneous artifacts he had, except for the flight orb, and hurled them at Xuankong’er, even bringing out the forging furnace…
“Haha!”
“It’s useless! My acquired saint artifact can’t even be damaged by the explosion of your Hongyu chessboard, so how could…”
When Xuankong’er was only five meters away, Shuimiao, with a fierce determination, suddenly exerted his energy and made a swift teleportation towards the sun!
“Crack!”
A single teleportation covered tens of thousands of meters.
The flight artifact couldn’t withstand the heat and was instantly destroyed.
Now, Shuimiao only had the time-protection orb left.
But even the time-protection artifact was on the verge of collapse.
Once the time-protection artifact was destroyed, Shuimiao’s body would undoubtedly be unable to endure.
“Kid, you’re really risking your life! Still flying into it?”
Although Xuankong’er was protected by his acquired saint artifact, he was also suffering. Since he primarily cultivated yin energy, he was in great pain. He had become thin and small, dark like a little black monkey. Without his acquired saint artifact, he would have been roasted into jerky by the blazing sun.
However, Xuankong’er still had the teleportation talisman.
Shuimiao also had a teleportation talisman, but he didn’t want to use it.
In the current situation, using the teleportation talisman would only lead to a worse outcome.
“Haha! Xuankong, you’re also struggling, aren’t you?” Shuimiao suddenly turned around and laughed at Xuankong’er.
“Struggling? Hmph!” Xuankong’er sneered at Shuimiao, “I think it’s you who’s struggling. My acquired saint artifact is still functioning well, and I have another one. What do you have to fight me with? Your life-bound supreme artifact is about to break. You’re just bluffing to deceive me. Let me tell you, I’m not an idiot.”
Xuankong’er took out the soul-confusing mirror and sternly shouted at Shuimiao, “I’ll give you one last chance. Kneel and kowtow to admit your mistake, and I’ll spare you and the friends and family hidden in your realm planet.”
“Hahaha…”
Shuimiao laughed heartily a few times, then suddenly stopped, “Xuankong’er, you should know the power of the natural path’s source, right?”
After saying this, Shuimiao turned around and continued to fly madly towards the sun.
“Uh…”
Xuankong’er was momentarily stunned, suddenly recalling that when he had the Supreme Lord Laozi impersonate the white-robed scholar, Laozi had given Shuimiao five stone tablets, one of which contained the ancient power of the natural path’s source…
“Huh? Wait!”
“Could it be that I didn’t completely seal Laozi’s memories?”
“Ah! No, there might be a loophole here…”
“Damn it! You… you’re insane…”
In the midst of his chaotic thoughts, Xuankong’er suddenly focused his spiritual sense on Shuimiao and discovered that Shuimiao’s life-bound protection artifact had shattered. Now, Shuimiao was smoking under the intense sunlight, on the verge of burning up…
However, as soon as he took it out, the high concentration of Yang energy quickly destroyed its internal formations.
With no choice, Shui Miao began experimenting with various types of spiritual energy.
“Haha! Shui Miao, I found you!”
The determined Xuan Kong’er suddenly spotted Shui Miao and shouted excitedly.
Immediately, he activated his innate magical treasure to confront Shui Miao.
However, Shui Miao’s body suddenly transformed into a beam of white light, completely merging with the blazing sunlight.
In desperation, Shui Miao enveloped his body with spiritual energy and rapidly flew straight toward the sun.
Let’s see who can endure longer!
Xuan Kong’er, I have an artistic realm planet for replenishment. I refuse to believe you have one too!
While flying, Shui Miao simultaneously channeled his spiritual energy to resist the heat, determined to fight Xuan Kong’er to the bitter end at all costs.
“Boom!”
The magical treasure Xuan Kong’er used to locate Shui Miao suddenly exploded, its internal formations completely melted.
The temperature was nearly as high as that inside a refining furnace.
“Shui Miao, I, Xuan Kong’er, will never lose to you! No matter what, I still have my innate magical treasure. What do you have?”
“Let’s fight! I’ll fight you to the death!”
Driven by sheer stubbornness, Xuan Kong’er refused to accept defeat at the hands of a mortal being he had created himself.
“Cursed…”
Sensing with his spiritual perception, Shui Miao discovered that Xuan Kong’er had an innate magical treasure protecting him and was relentlessly chasing close behind. Desperate, he suddenly thought—if he had previously been dissolved by the primal power of the natural Dao, wouldn’t that mean he couldn’t die? If he truly couldn’t die, even if he were burned into elemental energy, wouldn’t he just reform?
But would his artistic realm also be affected?
As thoughts raced through his mind, Shui Miao even considered the drastic step of self-destructing his physical body.
This was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, for everything before could have been an illusion within the Mirror of Illusions. If rebirth wasn’t possible, he would truly perish forever.
“Shui Miao, see how much farther you can run?”
“Haha! Surrender now, kneel before me and kowtow, and maybe I’ll spare you!”
Xuan Kong’er fully activated his innate magical treasure for protection, his endurance far greater than Shui Miao’s.
He was getting closer and closer—100 meters…
Fifty meters…
Thirty meters…
Fifteen meters…
Ten meters…
“Wanna kill me? Try again in your next life!”
Suddenly, Shui Miao channeled his spiritual energy, instantly transferring Emperor Wen Chang and others into his artistic realm planet. Then, he took out every magical treasure except his escape flying shield and hurled them at the pursuing Xuan Kong’er, even pulling out his refining furnace…
“Haha!”
“Useless! My innate magical treasure can’t even be damaged by your self-destruction of the Hongyu Chessboard. How could it possibly…”
When Xuan Kong’er was only five meters away, Shui Miao suddenly steeled his heart, then darted forward with a sudden burst straight toward the sun!
“Crack!”
In an instant, he teleported tens of thousands of meters away.
The flying escape artifact couldn’t withstand the intense heat and was instantly destroyed.
Now, Shui Miao had only one last Time Protection Spirit Pearl left.
However, even the Time Protection treasure was nearing its limit.
Once it was destroyed, Shui Miao’s body would definitely not survive.
“Kid, you really don’t care about your life, huh? Still flying deeper in?”
Although Xuan Kong’er was hiding inside his innate magical treasure, his situation wasn’t good either. Since he primarily cultivated Yin elemental energy, he was also suffering greatly. He had become thin and small, pitch black, like a little black, skinny monkey. Without his innate magical treasure protecting him, he would have already been roasted into a mummy by the blazing sun.
However, Xuan Kong’er still had a Heaven-Stealing Talisman.
Shui Miao also had a Heaven-Stealing Talisman, but he had no intention of using it.
Under current circumstances, using the Heaven-Stealing Talisman would only lead to a worse outcome.
“Haha! Xuan Kong’er, you’re struggling too, aren’t you?” Suddenly turning around, Shui Miao laughed loudly at the approaching Xuan Kong’er.
“Struggling? Hmph!” Xuan Kong’er glared at Shui Miao darkly. “It’s you who’s struggling! My innate magical treasure is still functioning perfectly, and I still have another innate magical treasure on me. What do you have to fight me with? Your life-bound supreme treasure is about to break. You’re bluffing! Let me tell you, I’m not an idiot.”
Xuan Kong’er took out the Soul-Confusing Mirror, pointing it at Shui Miao and sternly declaring, “One last chance: kneel down, admit your mistake, and kowtow to me, and I’ll spare you and your loved ones and friends hiding inside your artistic realm.”
“Hahahaha!”
Shui Miao laughed loudly again, then abruptly stopped. “Xuan Kong’er, you should know about the power of the primal Dao of nature, right?”
After speaking, Shui Miao immediately turned and continued flying madly toward the sun.
“Eh…”
Xuan Kong’er’s heart trembled. Suddenly, he recalled how, when he had previously made Laozi impersonate the white-robed scholar, Laozi had given Shui Miao five stone tablets, one of which contained the primal power of the ancient Dao of nature…
“Wait, something’s wrong!”
“Could it be that Laozi’s memories weren’t completely sealed?”
“Oh no! There might be a loophole here…”
“Damn! You… you’re insane…”
As chaotic thoughts swirled in his mind, Xuan Kong’er suddenly focused his spiritual perception on Shui Miao and discovered that Shui Miao’s life-bound protective treasure had already cracked. Now, under the scorching sunlight, Shui Miao’s body was already smoking, seemingly about to burst into flames…
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